Christina Gough
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Houston Astros - Statistics & Facts
The Houston Astros are a professional baseball franchise competing in Major League Baseball. The team is a member of the American League's West division. It was established in 1962 as the Houston Colt .45s and began playing as the Astros in the 1965 season after moving to the NRG Astrodome, the world's first multi-purpose, domed sports stadium. Jim Crane has been the team's owner since 2011.
The franchise value of the Houston Astros has seen a surge over the past six years, reaching 1.98 billion U.S. dollars in 2022, which approximately corresponds to the average franchise value in MLB. In 2021, the team generated about 388 million U.S. dollars in revenue and the operating income of the Astros for that season amounted to 29 million U.S. dollars.
More than two million people attend games of the Houston Astros each season at Minute Maid Park in Downtown Houston, Texas, which has been the home for the team since 2000. The average regular season attendance stood at around 33.2 thousand in 2022, a decrease compared to the pre-pandemic seasons in 2018 and 2019. The average ticket price for games of the Houston Astros has increased over the past few years, reaching over 58.60 U.S. dollars for the 2022 season. The team’s Twitter and Facebook accounts have over 1.4 million fans and followers each.
The franchise value of the Houston Astros has seen a surge over the past six years, reaching 1.98 billion U.S. dollars in 2022, which approximately corresponds to the average franchise value in MLB. In 2021, the team generated about 388 million U.S. dollars in revenue and the operating income of the Astros for that season amounted to 29 million U.S. dollars.
More than two million people attend games of the Houston Astros each season at Minute Maid Park in Downtown Houston, Texas, which has been the home for the team since 2000. The average regular season attendance stood at around 33.2 thousand in 2022, a decrease compared to the pre-pandemic seasons in 2018 and 2019. The average ticket price for games of the Houston Astros has increased over the past few years, reaching over 58.60 U.S. dollars for the 2022 season. The team’s Twitter and Facebook accounts have over 1.4 million fans and followers each.
